No, I don't drive an Austin Allegro. Haha I drive a minivan. I use Windows XP, because it's small and fast and gets the job done. And it's just perfect for my needs. When I was about 12 years old, my parents bought me my first computer. It was a 386DX 40MHz with 128MB HDD and 4MB RAM. It had MS-DOS 5.00 on it. I had a friend named Simon Istvan who is a computer programmer who gave me lessons every week. And he taught me C/C++, assembly, HTML, and he also tried to introduce me to Linux and Perl, but at that time I did not have any interest in Perl. Linux is something I found very interesting, and I loved it. But it never really stuck with me. I was always a DOS/Windows primary user. Linux is something I used just for fun or in case of emergencies.

(Unlike most people, I think playing computer games is a total waste of time. There were only three games I liked -- chess, SimCity, and Sokoban. But I found none of them addictive. Like I could start and stop an hour later and never play again. In fact, I haven't played computer games in I don't know how many years. I just don't find it fulfilling or fun. I think, computer programming is a lot more fun, because you CREATE something real, something useful, something that makes the world a better place. So, I see computer programming as a way to improve the world. Games are just a waste of life.)

So, I have always been very interested in computer programming. When I was 17 years old, I began building computers and troubleshooting Windows problems, and people would call me almost every week to look at their computer. And I became known as a guru of some sort. And this went on for about a decade. In 2010, I created a computer business. Now I do data recovery, virus removal, Windows/Linux installation, website maintenance, and I refurbish old computers. But the amount of money that comes in through this business is so little that it's barely enough to buy chicken feed for my chickens! I have 24 chickens. LOL So, I do other things like construction... In 2000, I learned JavaScript by myself at home. Over the years, I came to love JavaScript. And in 2016, I began to learn Perl, and I realized how similar the two languages are. They are like brothers!

So, anyway, Windows XP stuck with me, because I have used it for so many years. I like the way it looks. I know how it works. There are certain things that it can do that I don't know how to do with other operating systems. I also know XP's limitations, so if I know it can't do a certain thing that I need, then I switch over to Linux or I have Windows 10 on another computer here, and I'll use that. So, I'm okay. But for most things, I use XP. Yesterday I opened a text file on my computer which I created over a decade ago. It's a file where I wrote down all the things I love to do and what makes me happy. One of the items on the list said, "I love using Windows XP." Interestingly, all the things listed in there are still true today! I still love to raise chickens. And I love to write programs. etc... I didn't change much at all. :)

In reply to Re^4: How to find out if an argument is an LVALUE ? by harangzsolt33
in thread How to find out if an argument is an LVALUE ? (TinyPerl) by harangzsolt33

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.